Quest for a Northern Air Route

Alexander Forbes

Published by Harvard University Press 1953

Quest for a Northern Air Route

Alexander Forbes

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674334267

Contents

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
FOREWORD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
PREFACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
ILLUSTRATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
MAPS AND DIAGRAMS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xv
PART ONE: 1941
1. Northwest River and Goose Bay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Chimo and the Torngat Mountains Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
3. The Trawler Fleet; Halifax Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
4. Northward to Ungava Bay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
5. The Koksoak River; Crystal One Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
PART TWO: 1942
6. Captain Bob Bartlett and His Schooner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
7. From Brigus to Port Burwell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
8. Frobisher Bay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
9. The Search for Crowell's Island Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
10. Initial Reconnaissance; Koojesse Inlet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
11. Exploring the Bay; Arrival of Big Ships Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
12. The New Air Base Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
PART THREE: 1943
13. Mapping and Planning Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
14. Surveying the Koksoak River Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
15. Camp on Big Island Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
16. The Morrissey at Chimo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
17. Back to Frobisher Bay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
18. A Trip to Greenland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	120
19. Homeward Bound Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
20. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1953
Edition: Reprint 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 14
- Main content: 138
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 36
- Other: 35 illustrations, 9 maps
Keywords: Airways -- Canada.; Airways -- Arctic regions.; Canada -- Description and travel.; Greenland -- Description and travel.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674334267

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1953
ISBN: 9780674282841